PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Zoning Board of Appeals 561 Plantation Street (MBL 46-045-0000B) Worcester RE LLC applied to the Zoning Board seeking the following relief from the requirements of the Worcester Zoning Ordinance (ZB-2025-098). Special Permit: To allow a non-residential use in a BO-2.0 zone (Article IV, Section 2, Table 4.1, Schools (vocational, professional, other) profit, General Use #21). Presently on the premises is a 10,000 SF early childcare center, a 5,000 SF commercial building, 45 parking spaces and related site improvements. The property is in the BO-2.0 (Business, Office) zoning district and the Water Resources Protection Overlay District (GP-2) and (GP-3). The applicant is seeking to increase the square footage of the previously approved 5,000 SF commercial building (PB-2024-010) to 7,700 SF by adding a second story and including a swim school use. A public hearing on the application will be held on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the Levi Lincoln Chamber, 3rd floor of the City Hall, 455 Main Street, Worcester, MA. Meeting attendees will additionally have options to participate remotely by joining online using this link https://worcesterma.zoomgov.com/j/1604564634 and/or calling 669-254-5252 (Access Code: 160 456 4634). Note: if technological issues interrupt the virtual meeting component, the meeting will continue in person. Application materials may be viewed online at: http://www.worcesterma.gov/planning-regulatory/boards/zoning-board-of-appeals, or at City Hall, 455 Main Street, Rm. 404, Worcester, MA from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Mon-Fri. For more information concerning this meeting please contact the Planning Division by email (preferred) at planning@worcesterma.gov or phone at (508) 799-1400 x 31440. Please send written comments, requests for reasonable accommodation, or requests for language interpretation 48 hours or more in advance of the meeting. Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals c/o Division of Planning & Regulatory Services planning@worcesterma.gov (preferred) or (508) 799-1400 x 31440